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apraxia
a·prax·i·a
[
ay práksee ə
]
noun
Definition:
inability to perform complex movements:
the inability to perform complex movements, often as a result of brain damage, e.g. following a stroke
[
Late 19th century. Via German< Greek, "inaction"
]
a·prax·ic
[
ay práksik
]
adjective
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